Improvement in frott-cans



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GU TAV E. HEINIG, or LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

Letters Patent No. 105,572, dated July 19, 1870. l

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gosmv E. Hnlnre, ofLouisville, in the county of J efierson and State of Kentucky,

have invented a new parts.

My fruit-can is an im h'ovement over that patented to Jacob Pfau, J nne2, 1868.

I n his case, the crease or groove formed around the top of the can isso madethat a top-or cover applied thereto mustliavea flaring edge, andhence the parts cannot hold tightly together.

In my improved can, the inner side or wall of the groove is made nearlyor quite vertical, and the rim of the cover has a corresponding angle,so that the same will fit to its place so tightly as to scarcely requirethe aid of wax to produce a perfectly air-tight fruit-receptacle. In anyeventthe amount of wax required will be very small.

I also design to make the outer edge of-t-he groove der, whereon thecover rests, so that a large, amount of wax can in no case be used.

Again, the rim of the cover being vertical or nearly so, its edge hassucha local relation to the inner wall of about the same height as theinner-edge or shoul-v of the groove, that a knife or other suitableimplement may be conveniently employed to pry; up the cover.

A is the body of the can, which may be cylindrical or tapering in form,and to which the bottom of the can is seamed andrsoldere'd in theordinary manner.

I then stretch or flare the upper portion or edge of can in a machinesuitable for the purpose, and form a groove, B, therein by means of adie.

O is the'eov'er, the edge of which is struck up, so as to be nearly orquite vertical, and thus fit into the groove B, and groove B, as shownin fig. 1, to give space for sullicient wax to seal the cover securely.

The entire can is thus formed of only three pieces of tin, and thebottom and side seams are the only one requiring to be soldered.

By this construction the cover will fit or hold. so tightlyin place thatlittle wax will be required, and will ot'itself exclude the air to suchan extent that a large number of cans may be'filled in successionwithout necessity of stoppingto apply wax.

Having'thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Leters Pat cut The improvedfruit-cau herein described, its body A having the groove B, whoseinneuwall is made vertical or nearly so, and its cover 0 having a rim orflange of corresponding angle, so as to fit said inner wall of thegroove, as and for the purpose described.

' GUSTAV E. HEINIG. Witnesses:

B. H. ALLEN, G. A. ULRICH.

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